Comments on: Late Nite FDL: Pathetic! http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:14:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: eRobin http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-638481 eRobin Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:55:20 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-638481 <p>Very good post ruined by the prison rape joke at the end. It’s. Never. Funny.</p> Very good post ruined by the prison rape joke at the end. It’s. Never. Funny.

]]> By: steve farrer http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-638317 steve farrer Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:52:07 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-638317 <p>Replying ..I can not recall, to the questions asked leaves us little meat to examine, so I found myself examining other aspects of his speech patterns and word usage.<br /> For instance in reply to a Feingold question Gonzo replied I was told and I understand bla bla bla.<br /> To another question about the list of attorneys to be fired he replied I understand that somebody did not know jumped out at me and I could report back to someone. If he is the boss why is he being told and who is the someone that he was refering reporting back to?</p> Replying ..I can not recall, to the questions asked leaves us little meat to examine, so I found myself examining other aspects of his speech patterns and word usage.
For instance in reply to a Feingold question Gonzo replied I was told and I understand bla bla bla.
To another question about the list of attorneys to be fired he replied I understand that somebody did not know jumped out at me and I could report back to someone. If he is the boss why is he being told and who is the someone that he was refering reporting back to?

]]> By: StormRyder http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637868 StormRyder Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:28:58 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637868 <p><a href="#comment-636784"><em>Peterr @ 22 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="#comment-636779"><em>conniptionfit @ 17</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>It’s the Peter(r) Principle Government!</p></blockquote> <p>Ahem.</p> <p>I wish that someone would come up with a different descriptive phrase for that.</p></blockquote> <p>Can’t be worse than the Dilbert Principle Government.</p> Peterr @ 22

conniptionfit @ 17

It’s the Peter(r) Principle Government!

Ahem.

I wish that someone would come up with a different descriptive phrase for that.

Can’t be worse than the Dilbert Principle Government.

]]> By: Torch and Pitchfork http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637785 Torch and Pitchfork Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:59:47 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637785 <p>TRex rocks!<br /> You all rock!<br /> Perhaps you have rekindled my hope?<br /> Been hard to keep the ember alive.<br /> I even giggled when aka anj bitch-slapped Trex.<br /> He he<br /> I love you all.</p> TRex rocks!
You all rock!
Perhaps you have rekindled my hope?
Been hard to keep the ember alive.
I even giggled when aka anj bitch-slapped Trex.
He he
I love you all.

]]> By: Ethan Olivia http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637551 Ethan Olivia Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:27:18 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637551 <p>I’ve been following the entire process very closey. We usually get the same kind of responses out of politicians who are on the hot seat. </p> <p>‘I don’t Remeber’ is an acceptable response as a way of truly expressing an area of grey matter where you’re not entire certain of the events or cicumstances that surrounded an event, but to be used so many times in such a ridiculous instance (that is, when someone should or could reasonably remember) is outright perjury. Unfortunately, there is no law against officials invoking the ‘I’ don’t remember’ in lieu of telling the truth.</p> <p>This film: <a href="http://www.govgap.com">http://www.govgap.com</a> where the point I’m making above, and many of you are talking about is really expressed cinematically, or videomatically.</p> <p><a href="http://govgap.com">Memory Gap: Gumming the American Flag to Death</a></p> I’ve been following the entire process very closey. We usually get the same kind of responses out of politicians who are on the hot seat.

‘I don’t Remeber’ is an acceptable response as a way of truly expressing an area of grey matter where you’re not entire certain of the events or cicumstances that surrounded an event, but to be used so many times in such a ridiculous instance (that is, when someone should or could reasonably remember) is outright perjury. Unfortunately, there is no law against officials invoking the ‘I’ don’t remember’ in lieu of telling the truth.

This film: http://www.govgap.com where the point I’m making above, and many of you are talking about is really expressed cinematically, or videomatically.

Memory Gap: Gumming the American Flag to Death

]]> By: B. Hatten http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637549 B. Hatten Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:25:04 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637549 <p>Remember when Cheney was said to have been selected because of Gravitas; Bush preselected Powell for State for competence & experienced, then ditched and humiliated him; TX Gov & AGonzo giggled and presided over multiple executions; signed a gun bill allowing arms in church. All these little prigs like gonzo and rove somehow make Bush think he is big, important, smart..the tragedy is how were the American people so duped. I do believe there were 2 stolen elections, but the elections were close enough that the fraud could be pulled off. What will we have learned as the end of this train wreck approaches? I get really afraid when I think, “not much.” People like Sen Hutchison, Cornyn, et.al still support this guy and his slimy peers. Go figure.</p> Remember when Cheney was said to have been selected because of Gravitas; Bush preselected Powell for State for competence & experienced, then ditched and humiliated him; TX Gov & AGonzo giggled and presided over multiple executions; signed a gun bill allowing arms in church. All these little prigs like gonzo and rove somehow make Bush think he is big, important, smart..the tragedy is how were the American people so duped. I do believe there were 2 stolen elections, but the elections were close enough that the fraud could be pulled off. What will we have learned as the end of this train wreck approaches? I get really afraid when I think, “not much.” People like Sen Hutchison, Cornyn, et.al still support this guy and his slimy peers. Go figure.

]]> By: Joel Mael http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637537 Joel Mael Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:20:22 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637537 <p>Hey T,</p> <p>Much as I enjoy your humor and progressive action, I wonder if you would indulge a discussion of using certain stereotypical pejoratives.</p> <p>I am not young, tiny, gay, nasal voiced etc. but it grates on me when you use those characteristics as pejoratives.</p> <p>Physical characteristics don’t seem to me to be fair game.</p> <p> We all have bodies, sexual preferences, gender, speech patterns, stages in life, etc. sometimes used for belittling, shaming purposes.</p> <p>I think we need to be careful who and what we use to poke fun. It’s just not fair to those of us who don’t own all the ‘desireable’ characteristics. </p> <p>Also I think it hurts our thinking to be distracted by things that have no pertinence.</p> <p>Thanks for all your good works.</p> <p>Joel Mael</p> <p>Joel Mael</p> Hey T,

Much as I enjoy your humor and progressive action, I wonder if you would indulge a discussion of using certain stereotypical pejoratives.

I am not young, tiny, gay, nasal voiced etc. but it grates on me when you use those characteristics as pejoratives.

Physical characteristics don’t seem to me to be fair game.

We all have bodies, sexual preferences, gender, speech patterns, stages in life, etc. sometimes used for belittling, shaming purposes.

I think we need to be careful who and what we use to poke fun. It’s just not fair to those of us who don’t own all the ‘desireable’ characteristics.

Also I think it hurts our thinking to be distracted by things that have no pertinence.

Thanks for all your good works.

Joel Mael

Joel Mael

]]> By: George Porges http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637512 George Porges Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:10:09 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637512 <p>To me, it is so obvious that no one can be as stupid as Gonzo appeared, and therefore his carefully crafted answers were designed not to get caught in a perjury trap, because the truth would surely demonstrate obstruction of justice, thus a high crime puishable right to the top. Gonzalez is sacrificing his reputation to protect his Rabbi, which no doubt he feels is virtuous.</p> To me, it is so obvious that no one can be as stupid as Gonzo appeared, and therefore his carefully crafted answers were designed not to get caught in a perjury trap, because the truth would surely demonstrate obstruction of justice, thus a high crime puishable right to the top. Gonzalez is sacrificing his reputation to protect his Rabbi, which no doubt he feels is virtuous.

]]> By: Porsupah http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637482 Porsupah Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:53:22 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637482 <p><a href="#comment-637221"><em>kirk murphy @ 443</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>I’ve been composing in the “box” on the fdl page; when I try to copy my long comments for cleaving, I keep mangling them up (I’m a klutz on the mouse).</p> <p>I’d love to see my whole comment instead of tha <strike>dammned tiny</strike> welcome helpful box as I write, too!</p> <p>If you have ideas about where to compose “pre-fdl”, I’m all ears. I tried composing in Eudora, but punctuation didn’t carry over…</p></blockquote> <p>As well as the TextEdit method, you might give <a href="http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/">OmniWeb 5</a> a try. For my money, it’s the most elegant web browser around, on any platform. In this situation, you’d see a little plus-sign icon above the text entry field’s scrollbar - click that, and it spawns a separate text window, for just that purpose.</p> kirk murphy @ 443

I’ve been composing in the “box” on the fdl page; when I try to copy my long comments for cleaving, I keep mangling them up (I’m a klutz on the mouse).

I’d love to see my whole comment instead of tha dammned tiny welcome helpful box as I write, too!

If you have ideas about where to compose “pre-fdl”, I’m all ears. I tried composing in Eudora, but punctuation didn’t carry over…

As well as the TextEdit method, you might give OmniWeb 5 a try. For my money, it’s the most elegant web browser around, on any platform. In this situation, you’d see a little plus-sign icon above the text entry field’s scrollbar – click that, and it spawns a separate text window, for just that purpose.

]]> By: Mauimom http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637406 Mauimom Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:49:47 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/19/late-nite-fdl-pathetic/#comment-637406 <blockquote><p>No matter that your seeming inability to wrap your pointy little Texas ambulance-chaser head around such a simple concept screams loudly for all the world that you have about as much business in the US Department of Justice as a pack of javelinas.</p></blockquote> <p>Hey, javelinas are “cute” too!</p>

No matter that your seeming inability to wrap your pointy little Texas ambulance-chaser head around such a simple concept screams loudly for all the world that you have about as much business in the US Department of Justice as a pack of javelinas.

Hey, javelinas are “cute” too!

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